This course will be taking place at Bolton Museum from 24th September 2014
We'll discuss how our continent came to hold its rich and diverse cultures, languages and traditions - how they relate to each other - and how they relate to the rest of the world.
If you'd like something to be getting on with until the course starts, you could look at this BBC page which was spotted by one of the course members, Mike France
And if you've spotted something you think others might like to share on the course, you can tell me about it in person or use the contact form to get in touch.
We'll discuss how our continent came to hold its rich and diverse cultures, languages and traditions - how they relate to each other - and how they relate to the rest of the world.
If you'd like something to be getting on with until the course starts, you could look at this BBC page which was spotted by one of the course members, Mike France
And if you've spotted something you think others might like to share on the course, you can tell me about it in person or use the contact form to get in touch.
Have you heard about the Lapedo Child?
This discovery was made in 1998 in Portugal, and dates to about 23-20,000 years ago. A little child had been carefully buried wrapped in fur. The burial-place was part of a rock shelter that was lived in for generations.
The exciting part is that American experts who analysed the tiny bone fragments now believe the child shows traits of both modern humans - homo sapiens - and Neanderthalers, homo neanderthalis.
It seems to support the hypothesis that these two groups interbred.
Read more about the find by clicking on the picture, or from here
For a detailed report on the find and the 3D printing used to reconstruct the remains, click here
This discovery was made in 1998 in Portugal, and dates to about 23-20,000 years ago. A little child had been carefully buried wrapped in fur. The burial-place was part of a rock shelter that was lived in for generations.
The exciting part is that American experts who analysed the tiny bone fragments now believe the child shows traits of both modern humans - homo sapiens - and Neanderthalers, homo neanderthalis.
It seems to support the hypothesis that these two groups interbred.
Read more about the find by clicking on the picture, or from here
For a detailed report on the find and the 3D printing used to reconstruct the remains, click here